Hatbox



B. LEVY.

HATBOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17. 1920.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- B. LEVY.

HATBOX APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1920.

1,405,050. Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

BERTHA LEVY, or NEW YORK, N. y.

Application filed March 17, 1920: SerialNcl scams;

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERTHA LEVY,'a, citizen of the United S'tates, anda"- resident of the city, county, and State-of New York,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hatboxes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hat box particularly adapted for containingladies hats, and an object of this invention is to provide an articleofthi's'chara'cter which will be arranged in aparticularly compact formand adapted to properly carry a hat under the most severe conditionswithout damage to the hat or other contents.

A- further"object of this invention is to provide a hat box" orcontainer which will in addition to carrying a hat be provided withmeans for carrying toilet articles or any other articles desired in acon'u'p'actandsecure manner. I

A further object of this invention is to provide a hat box'pro'videdwith a hat containing compartment ofregulatable area so that ladies hatswith a large amount of trimming can be accommodated as readily assmaller sized hats.

With these objects and other objects which may hereinafter appear, inview, I have devised the particular arrangement and combination of partshereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the claimsappended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a parthereof, in which' l igure l is a vertical'sectional view of a hat boxprovided with my improvements;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the hat box shelf;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the shelf, showing amodified method of. hingingits two halves together.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the hat box; 7

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form' of shelf showing the meansfor detachably securing the pockets thereto; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 5, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Specification of Letters fatenti Patented Jan. 31,1922.

Throughout the various views of the drawing-similar reference charactersdesignate similar parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my in vention, as shownin theaccompanying drawing; I have disclosed a hat box of the usualcylindrical form provided with a cover 1 anda bottom'2. The shape of thehat box can'be varied in many ways to suit different requirements ordesires. 1

The cover 1 may be hinged to' the box, 0 it may be an ordinarysliding'cover adapted to be held'in place by closure straps or otherform" of secu'r'ingmeans. The bottom 20f thebox" is provided with thehat receiving cushion 3 which is adaptedto enter into the crown of thehat, andreceive' the hat pins" tohold the hat in position'thereon if itis necessary or desirable to use them;

In order that the hat may be held c o1n' pactly in place without danger"of being thrown-loosely about the box, should'it become detached fromthe cushion 3, 1' provide a clasp or clip l on the interior of the boxon the side wall thereof, which is adaptedto engage'the brim of the'hat.Instead of havingone of these clasps 4 there may be as many asdesired.Above thehat is placeda'she'lf 5 which'is supported upon brackets 6secured to the inner face of the wall of the hat box. In place of thesebrackets 6, acontinuous annular flange may be utilized for the supportof the shelf 5.

The bracketsG are provided with snap fastener stud members'and the shelf5 is pro-' vided with the: complementary partsof snap fasteners 8 whichengage with the stud'memhers-to hold the shelf down upon its brackets 6.The fasteners enable the shelf to be wholly or partly detached, and tobebodily adjusted to bring the opening found by either hinged section invarying positions in the box toalinelwith the varied positions of ha-ttrimmings. The space between the underside of the shelf 5 and the bottomof the box forms a hat-containing compartment which is regulatable inarea by folding one side of the shelf so that the same. overlies theother side.

The shelf is divided intoparts 9 and 10,

which are connected together on a central line 11 by hinges 12. Thishinging arrangement permits one of the members to be piv oted and allowsthe trimming of a hat in case of necessity to project upward above theshelf. The shelf 5 is provided with a plurality of pockets 7 intended toreceive toilet articles or the like, and these pockets are closed byclosure flaps 16 and 17. The shelf is also provided with a tape orsuspending device 18 so that when desired the shelf can be bodilyremoved from the box and suspended on a wall or wherever desired andforms a means for holding the toilet articles at all times both in andout of the box. In Figure 3 I have shown a hinge member for the twoparts 9 and 10 of the shelf, comprising tabs 19 on the part 10 whichhave snap fastener members 20 engaging complementary snap fastenermembers on the part 9. This arrangement permits a pivotal movement ofthe two parts 9 and 10 of the shelf 5, with relation to one another andalso allows them to be bodily separated when desired.

The box is provided with a carrying handle 22 on its side, so that thebox may be carried from its side, so as to present its sometimesnarrower dimension, to which form of carrying the other and associateddevices are intentionally adopted; whereby the box is also relieved ofthe undue strain caused by carrying it from the top or cover.

In Figures 5 and 6, I have shown a modilication of the pocket supportingshelf 5. In the arrangement shown in these figures, the pockets 7 aresecured to a sheet 23 of flexible material, such as cloth, leather orthe like. This sheet is adapted to be detachably secured to the face ofthe shelf. The sheet 23 is provided with snap fastener members 24 whichare adapted to engage with complementary snap fastener members 25 on theshelf 5. The sheet being of flexible material, it thus in no wayinterferes with the pivotal movements of the, parts 9 and 10 of theshelf with respect to one another. The sheet 23 is provided at its upperand lower ends with supporting tabs 26 and 27 so that'the same may behung up when desired. IVhen desired the sheet 23 with its attachedpockets containing the various articles desired can be readily detachedfrom the face of the shaft 5 and removed from the box without thenecessity of removing the shelf from the box, and obviating thenecessity of carrying the shelf which may be more or less bulky.

The space between the shelf and the cover of the box may be used forcarrying other articles such as'clothing, shoes, etc.

From the foregoing it will be seen that j I have provided a very compactreceptacle for carrying hats and toilet articles simultaneously, withthe means for carrying the toilet articles forming a complete detachableunit, and interfering in no way with the carrying of hats of varioussizes.

In Figure 1. it will be seen that the two parts 9 and 10 can be foldedto overlie one another so that trimming on a hat can, when necessaryprotrude up through the open space provided by the folding of themembers 9-and 10.

From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention is not to berestricted to the exact embodiment shown but is broad enough to coverall structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having described my invention what I claim is: I

l. A device of the class described comprising a hat box having a hatcontaining compartment, a detachable shelf composed of a, plurality ofparts pivotally connected together, said parts being bodily pivotal andadapted to overlie one another while the cover of the box is in itsclosed position.

2. A device of the class described comprising a hat box having a hatcontaining compartment, a shelf having a plurality of pockets, and meansfor detachably securing said shelf within the box.

3. A device of the class described comprising a hat box having a hatreceiving space, supporting means in said box for receiving a shelf, ashelf adapted to be detachably secured to said supporting'means andpockets on said shelf. I 4. A device of the class described comprising ahat box having a detachable'shelf, a sheet of flexible materialdetachably secured to said shelf and'a plurality of pockets secured tosaid sheet.

5. A device of the class described comprising a hat box having a shelfsupported therein, said shelf being composed of two parts, said partsbeing adapted to be pivoted to overlie one another while the cover ofthe box is in its closed position and a plurality of pockets on the twoparts of the shelf.

6. A device of the class described comprising a hat box having a shelfsupported therein and composed of two parts adapted to be pivoted withrespect to one another and united together while the cover is in itsclosed position, and a plurality of pockets on the parts of said shelf.

7. A device of the class described ,comprising a hat box having a shelfsupported therein and composed of two parts adapted to be pivoted withrespect to one another, said parts being arranged to beheld inoverlapped position while the cover is in its closed position, and aplurality of pockets on the parts of the shelf.

8. A travelers hat box containing a hat compartment in its lower part,an auxiliary the upper compartment, and said shelf being rotatable onits supports to bring said 10 opening into position to receive saidprojecting trimming. I

Signed at the city, county and State of New York this 15th day ofMarch,1920. v

BERTHA LEVY.

